tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392130.post5832799218273737132..comments2015-04-28T12:09:51.534-04:00Comments on "The Lid": The Real (and Usually Ignored) Meaning/Story Of ChanukahJeff Dunetznoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392130.post-46164114425026235692012-12-05T17:56:29.240-05:002012-12-05T17:56:29.240-05:00There is a connection between Chanukah and Christm...There is a connection between Chanukah and Christmas that escapes most people which you alluded to in your blog entry.<br /><br />Chanukah celebrates a victory of observant Jews over Hellenized Jews. <br /><br />But if the Hellenized Jews and Antiochus won the civil war then Jesus may never have been born as a Jew or in a Jewish country (though occupied by Romans) and thus Christianity may never have developed or be radically different.<br /><br />Thus the connection: Christmas could not have happened without Chanukah occurring first to reestablish Judaism.Cycle Cyrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652830857909607093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392130.post-13851850303940181102012-12-03T04:39:40.623-05:002012-12-03T04:39:40.623-05:00Thanks for the real story! Just two comments:
1)...Thanks for the real story! Just two comments: <br /><br />1) the fight against assimilation is not just for Jews in the Diaspora, but pertains at least as much to Jews in Israel; and<br /><br />2) Jews in the Diaspora should be making aliya (not just being non-assimilated). Hey--we have our home back. What are you waiting for?LiviaOnlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387833325401265642noreply@blogger.com